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  1. Ecosystems

    Venom attracts decapitating flies

    New study may help scientists improve control of invasive fire ants

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  2. Space

    New moon view

    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter releases detailed images

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  3. Life

    Locust wings built for the long haul

    Flexible wings help locusts maximize efficiency in flight, new research shows.

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  4. Paleontology

    Tiny T. rex-like tyrants

    Fossils of new species suggest peculiar features weren’t limited to the biggest dinosaurs

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  5. Psychology

    Rates of common mental disorders double up

    New, higher prevalence rates for certain mental disorders fuel a debate over how to revise psychiatric diagnoses.

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  6. Space

    Galaxies that go the distance

    Using a new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found what appear to be the most distant known galaxies in the universe.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Monkeys get full color vision

    Male squirrel monkeys with red-green colorblindness can distinguish the hues after gene therapy, study suggests.

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  8. Life

    Dino-era delivery at sea

    Genetic determination of gender is linked to live birth and evolutionary success of ancient marine reptiles, study finds.

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  9. Astronomy

    Rock solid planet

    Researchers have found the first compelling evidence for a rocky planet beyond the solar system.

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  10. Animals

    Ants in the pants drive away birds

    Yellow crazy ants can get so annoying that birds don’t eat their normal fruits, a new study finds.

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  11. Chemistry

    Nose knows noxious gases

    Dyes on a new sensor react to correctly identify toxic chemicals, scientists find.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Diabetes drugs don’t fight inflammation

    Two popular diabetes drugs lower blood sugar but don’t reduce markers of inflammation.

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